Adnan won't return to Roar

Mohamed Adnan will not return to Brisbane Roar, preferring to stay with his family in the Middle East.

Mohamed Adnan will not return to Brisbane Roar, preferring to stay with his family in the Middle East.

The 29-year-old chose not to return to Australia after the off-season break, opting to stay in the Middle East and citing family as the key factor in his decision-making.

Brisbane Roar Head Coach Rado Vidosic thanked Adnan for his season-long contribution to the club in which he made 30 appearances and scored one spectacular goal - a memorable free-kick in the dying stages against Sydney FC at Suncorp Stadium.

“Mohamed has moved on,” Vidosic said.

“He has decided to stay in the Gulf Region, I am not sure where he-ll be playing yet but we wish him all the best.

“He was a very important part of our team last season and we will try to replace him - we-ve still got a couple of overseas spots left to fill.”

The loss comes as the largest blow to the Roar since the separture of two-time Championship winning coach Ange Postecoglou and Adnan joins Andrew Redmayne, Matt Mundy and Issey Nakajima-Farran in leaving the club, with their only major signing being former Gold Coast United star Ben Halloran.